| Event: | Men's 4 × 400 metres relay |
| Games: | 1932 Summer |
| Venue: | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum |
| Dates: | August 6 and August 7 |
| Longnames: | yes |
| Gold: | Ivan Fuqua Ed Ablowich Karl Warner Bill Carr |
| Goldnoc: | USA |
| Silver: | Crew Stoneley Tommy Hampson Lord Burghley Godfrey Rampling |
| Silvernoc: | GBR |
| Bronze: | Ray Lewis Jimmy Ball Phil Edwards Alex Wilson |
| Bronzenoc: | CAN |
| Prev: | 1928 |
| Next: | 1936 |
The men's 4 × 400 metres relay event at the 1932 Summer Olympics took place on August 6 and August 7 at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.[1]
Two heats were held; the fastest three times advanced to the final round.
Heat one
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3:11.8 | WR, Q | ||
| 2 | 3:22.8 | Q | ||
| 3 | Joachim Büchner Walter Nehb Adolf Metzner Otto Peltzer | 3:25.4 | Q | |
Heat Two
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3:16.8 | Q | ||
| 2 | Crew Stoneley Tommy Hampson Lord Burghley Godfrey Rampling | 3:21.8 | Q | |
| 3 | Ray Lewis Jimmy Ball Phil Edwards Alex Wilson | 3:21.8 | Q | |
| 4 | Ricardo Arguello Jesús Moraila Manuel Álvarez Carlos de Anda | 3:28.5 | ||
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3:08.14 | WR | |||
| 3:11.2 | ||||
| 3:12.8 | ||||
| 4 | 3:14.4 | |||
| 5 | 3:14.6 | |||
| 6 | 3:17.8 | |||
Key: WR = world record